first edition
1794 · Philadelphia
by Humphreys, David, Colonel, Minister resident at the Court of Lisbon
Philadelphia: printed for Mathew Carey, no. 118, Market-Street, October 14, 1794. First edition, 8vo, pp. iv, [3], 8-22; removed from binding; lacks the terminal ad leaf, otherwise very good. An influential poem, combining the images of patriotism, manufacturing, and the work ethic. Humphreys was a colonel in the Revolutionary War and served as Washington's aide-de-camp. Evans 27145; Sabin 33813; Wegelin 225. (Inventory #: 56240)